Meet the author and grab yourself a signed copy of A Spell to Wake the Dead, written by Cape Cod native Lesperance and set locally - a perfect book to kick off your spooky season reading. Our booksellers are huge fans, so pick up a copy for the horror and thriller-loving teens and adults in your life.

About the book:

Two teen girls must uncover the dark, occult secrets lurking in their Cape Cod town to solve a series of murders--and save themselves from the same fate--in this twisty, witchy thriller.

When Mazzy and her best friend Nora sneak down to the beach one moonlit night to cast a spell, they don't expect to find a dead body. But as the tide rolls in, it carries the remains of a woman who is missing her hands and teeth.

The girls know they should leave the investigation to the police, but they can't shake the weird, supernatural connection they feel with the dead woman. Using spellwork and divination, they set out to find answers of their own. But after they uncover a rash of local disappearances stretching back years--and both girls start having occult visions and hearing ghostly, whispering voices--Mazzy worries that she and Nora are in danger.

Then, Nora finds a second body. And the whispering voice is telling her where to find more. With everything spiraling, Mazzy needs to figure out who to trust and how to sever this supernatural connection--or she and Nora might be the next bodies to wash up on the beach.

About the author: Nicole is the author of A Spell To Wake The Dead, The Depths, and The Wide Starlight, as well the Nightmare Thief duology for middle-grade readers. She grew up on Cape Cod, spent a few years in London, and now lives near Boston with her family and two rambunctious black cats. Her books have received multiple starred reviews and have been finalists for the Massachusetts Book Awards and the New England Book Awards. In her spare time, Nicole likes to practice yoga, knit, and read tarot cards.